Satyabrata Mookherjee
| Satyabrata Mookherjee | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 May 1932 Distt. Sylhet (Assam) (now Bangladesh) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University |
| Profession | Advocate |
Satyabrata Mookherjee (born 8 May 1932) is a former Indian Union Minister of State and was until recently the President of BJP's West Bengal state unit before being replaced by Rahul Sinha in October 2009. He was Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers (September 2000 – June 2002) and later for Commerce and Industry (July 2002 – October 2003) in Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry.[1]
Born on 8 May 1932 in Sylhet in Assam (now Bangladesh), he was educated at Calcutta University. He did his Bar-at-law from The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn[2] and also pursued further studies at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London.
He was an Additional Solicitor General of India before being elected, in 1999, to the 13th Lok Sabha from Krishnagar (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
